title: The effect of melatonin on the formation of gastric stress lesions in rats.
abstract: Prior melatonin administration (1,5 and 10 mg/kg b. wt) causes a significant reduction in gastric ulceration induced in male rats by restraint immobilization in the presence of low temperatures.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daya
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Potgieter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D008550:Melatonin